Re: Encrypted filesystem under Linux.

H. Peter Anvin (hpa@transmeta.com)
10 Apr 1998 07:35:39 GMT

Followup to: <Pine.LNX.3.96.980409155545.592A-100000@localhost.fireplace>
By author: Gerhard Mack <gmack@imag.net>
In newsgroup: linux.dev.kernel
> >
> > > Are there plans to incorporate an encrypted file system into the kernel?
> >
> > No, as with other forms of encryption, due to US government regulations..
>
> I thought the US supreme court booted those restrictions.
>
> Gerhard
>

We wish. There are several court cases pending, but none have gone
that far yet.

-hpa

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